A new study from Hebrew University reveals that marmoset monkeys use specific calls, known as "phee-calls," to name each other, a behavior previously known to exist only in humans, dolphins, and ...
Marmosets are fluffy, 8-inch-long monkeys native to South America. They are also very polite. New research shows that these little mammals carry on lengthy, back-and-forth discussions without ...
Marmosets are the first nonhuman primates known to use name-like labels for individuals, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The common marmoset is a certified chatterbox. The small, South American ...
Researchers have developed an automated auditory training program that marmoset monkeys can perform in their familiar environment on a voluntary basis. The team has accomplished getting non-human ...
A pair of black-tufted marmosets. Image Credit: Miguelrangeljr via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 Human children aren’t the only primates that are eager to interrupt their parents’ conversations.
As the founding director of Western Massachusetts Animal Rights Advocates (WMARA) and an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts, I also welcome the invitation to meet with Dr. Lacreuse to have ...
It was after midnight in Quito when Stella de la Torre came for me, waiting under a streetlamp next to the black minivan that ...
Pygmy marmoset cubs are pictured with their mother in their enclosure at the Mulhouse Zoo, eastern France — SEBASTIEN BOZON Naming others is considered a marker of highly advanced cognition in social ...
New study from Hebrew University reveals that marmoset monkeys use specific calls, known as "phee-calls," to name each other, a behavior previously known to exist only in humans, dolphins, and ...